CHAPTER 7
How Will I Deliver on My Vision and Promises? Part II
Cross-Functional Workstreams and Day 1 Readiness
Many organizations leap to let investors know of their grand plans for integration but stumble when it comes time to create the combined entity. The sheer volume and pace of work can feel overwhelming.
While chapter 6 focused on how to translate the deal thesis using the Integration Management Office (IMO), here we focus on the cross-functional workstreams typical of the vast majority of pre-Day 1 integration structures, which the IMO oversees: organization design, synergy planning, employee experience, and Day 1 readiness. Don’t take your foot off the gas.
After Day 1, each of these cross-functional workstreams will transition, ...
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